preliminary investigation; preparation
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
forced to use; forced into a position
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
loss; defeat; counter for losses
nine parts; nine percent; almost
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sobriety; soberness; sober face
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
illegal; illicit; unlawful
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
chasing after women; womanizing
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to get one's head around; to think about